Mitch Epstein

Mitch Epstein is a prominent photographer who played a key role in pioneering fine-art color photography in the 1970s. His work is featured in numerous major museum collections globally, including institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Tate Modern in London.

In 2022, Epstein exhibited his photographs and films at Les Rencontres d'Arles in the 12th century Abbey of Montmajour, Arles, France. His series "Property Rights" was showcased at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2020-21. Other solo exhibitions include venues like the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow, Museum Helmond in the Netherlands, Andreas Murkudis in Berlin, and Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire in Paris.

Mitch Epstein has a diverse body of work, with notable series and books such as "Silver + Chrome," "Recreation," "Property Rights," "In India," "Sunshine Hotel," "Rocks and Clouds," "New York Arbor," "Berlin," "American Power," and "Family Business." His multidisciplinary contributions also extend to film, where he has worked as a director, cinematographer, and production designer on various projects, including "Dad," "Mississippi Masala," and "Salaam Bombay!"

Epstein's accolades include induction into the National Academy of Design in 2020 and winning the Prix Pictet for "American Power" in 2011. He has received other prestigious awards like the Berlin Prize in Arts and Letters from the American Academy in Berlin (2008) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2003).